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Choose higher calorie food, particularly healthy fats which ramp up calories quickly. A quick look at your diary shows you way under your fat allowance which isn't even set that high by default. Lots of healthy food which is great, but they're all pretty low in calories so you're going to have to eat a lot volume wise even…

I'm lactose intolerant and can tolerate whey isolate powders just fine. But it will depend how severe your reactions are, mine are thankfully minor now. I've actually been reintroducing small amounts of dairy (scoop of yoghurt, small milk chocolate bar, etc) over the past year and so far, so good. But when I was being…

Definitely add healthy fats as others have said. I struggle with volumes of food. As much as I love it, I'm never going to sit down to a plate full of broccoli. It's just too much to eat, even though the calories are very low. For me, upping my fat macro made a big difference. I'm now eating a volume of food that I'm…

Just say "OK" and carry on anyway. I get the same from mine whenever I fit into my size 14 "skinny" jeans. Which is obviously not actually skinny, just smaller than she's used to seeing. As long as you're healthy, the only person you should listen to saying that is your doctor.

Depends how many calories I can allocate to it, and how much volume I want. I turned down a "healthy" chocolate dessert today because it was 350 calories and I can't justify a quarter of my day's allowance on a small pudding. So I went with the 99 calorie one which easily fit within my goals, fake sugar and all.

Don't even worry about it, just log and move on. I lost 60lbs while still eating a zinger tower burger every week. Those things are delicious.

Unless you're diabetic (or similar) you can turn off the sugar column and track something more useful, like fiber or sodium. Or only track the main three macros if you want. But yup, the calories count no matter the source.

Yup, every month I gain a few lbs at ovulation and it sticks around until TOM when it disappears along with the extra weight that I've actually worked off in that time. Also gain whenever I increase exercise intensity. Both suck, but are completely normal. 16lbs in 10 days (guessing since you started 20 days ago with a 10…

If 1200 is your net goal and you're exercising 500 worth, yes you should be eating 1700 per day. Unless you're using the MFP calorie burn estimates which are usually too high for most activities. It's generally recommended to eat back half of the stated burn, so you'd eat around 1450. But I agree with the previous poster…

This. Don't worry about the macros to begin with (they're just guides) - it's more important to fit within your calorie goals. Once you're staying comfortably within calories but you find you're consistently going under or over macros, tweak until it's more balanced. By then you should have a better idea of the macro…

I tried it and did lose a few pounds, but the free food concept didn't work to retrain my bad habits. Was whipping up some rather bizarre concoctions to make a large dessert "free" instead of moderating it properly. I do much better on a hard line like calories. If you find you're struggling with "unlimited" potatoes and…

Barring any medical conditions that may affect your weight... if you're still gaining weight despite eating healthier, you're eating too many calories. To use some random numbers as an example... If you're meant to eat 1900 calories a day and you eat 2000, that's a 100 calories surplus (which isn't much food, a banana is…

Your age could also be a benefit. I lost over 100lbs at around your age and had no loose skin. 10 years later, starting at a lower weight than last time but I've only lost 50lbs and can already see loose skin. It's in places that are easy to hide with clothing (top of thighs, as an example) so most of the time it doesn't…

Along these lines - eat seasonally. As an example, strawberries in winter will often be twice the price of buying them in summer. And usually not taste as nice since they're imported rather than locally grown. So I tend to eat berries in the summer, move on to apples in the fall and then citrus fruits in winter. I buy…

Agreed, my almond milk always lasts way longer than cow's milk. Although I tend to use it up within a week anyway. When I'm not using milk regularly enough to use it in a reasonable time frame, I stop it completely and use alternative sources if I'm needing something dairy based - yoghurt, cheese, etc. Then just buy a…

I sometimes bake mine for 5-10 minutes to crisp them up. Particularly the cookie style ones. Then it does feel like I'm having just regular cookies rather than a protein bar. They're probably still the best textured bars I've tried though, others are WAY too chewy.

This. I used to be a major morning snacker. I doubled the calories of my breakfast and suddenly, I no longer feel the urge to snack. But I don't see the problem with snacking generally. If you do need to watch even natural sugar, change the snacks up to hit another macro. I grab chicken instead of fruit as an example.

UK here too - from West Sussex with about 50lbs to lose. Feel free to add :)

You weigh less now, so it takes less calories to keep your body running. My current TDEE is about 2400, it drops way down to about 1900 at goal. Also, you shouldn't have it set to 2lbs per week with only 9lbs to lose. Decrease that to 1lb per week (max) and you'll get more calories.

I could see the difference in pictures at around 10lbs, in the mirror at 15lbs. Now at just over 20lbs and no one has specifically mentioned weight, but I've gotten a few "you look well" type comments. They can't quite figure out why yet. I'm thinking it will be another 5-10lbs before the first comment.

This is what I do. I also rely on stretchy but flowy fabrics like jersey in simple shapes which look fine tight or loose. I've lost over 20lbs and not had to replace any clothes yet. Although I did just buy new jeans in a size down. I could have worn the current ones longer as they're not that loose but that is purely…

To be honest, I'm not sure as they don't really go into much detail. But I am assuming it is because blending breaks down the fibres.

If you're talking about servings in the whole "5/7 a day" thing... typically a serving of any fresh fruit or veg is 80g. BUT in a smoothie, you can only count a maximum of 1 serving per fruit/veg according to the guidelines here in the UK.

I have a Salter scale. They're pretty cheap but still accurate. Only problem with mine is it's fairly small so it gets hard to read the numbers if I set a large plate on top. This seems to be a common size though, and no problems measuring into bowls so it's a minor point.

Talk to your parents. I'm assuming that they're buying the food, so would be aware of the quantities you're eating even if they don't see you do it. You don't have to specifically mention binging if you're not ready to talk about it, but you could say that you're trying to be healthier and all the extra food in the house…

At best, it's a simplified guideline for people who don't want to properly track their macros. By following it, people should get a somewhat balanced meal. But eat whatever you want that fits within your goals. I don't eat starches that much but would totally sit down to a bowl full of potatoes if I had the carbs available.

This. The cut of that suit is quite unflattering for your shape. A higher waist would smooth things out and accentuate the curve instead of cutting it in half.

Thirded. Along with almost all of Jillian's workouts, almost all of them are 20-30 minutes.

I don't think mine has gotten bigger but it's stayed the same while everything else got smaller. So proportionally, it's worse than before. Stretch jeans are your friend. Try brands like NYDJ that are also typically cut to be more generous in that area.

For some reason, SW doesn't count any free food allowance in prepacked sandwiches and such so you have to count the whole thing as syns - 1 per 20 calories. If you have access to SW online, check if the food is in the database as they may have calculated the true value. I would expect it to still be quite high though, as…